Why do you collect memorabilia??

[Mark17]

I can pull out my 1963 home Earl Battey jersey and know that every day during that season, Earl gazed at that same exact shirt, and half the time he put it on to play that game. Meanwhile, his 1966 road shirt travelled with him and the team around the circuit, and when Earl entered the visitor's locker room, same scenario.

GU jerseys were actually part of the game - in the clubhouse, in the dugouts, on the players' backs, in the batters' box, on the bases, and so on.

Cards are mass produced bits of cheap cardboard and ink that likely never got close to the players or stadiums. And with some cards, like those seemingly generic drawings on early strip cards, the images aren't always that great anyway.

I used to collect cards, but aside for some T202s, once I see what cards look like online, owning them doesn't hold much appeal. With GU jerseys though, those things are magical. They were THERE.